Chapter 98: What Exactly Have You Learned!

Luo Mu remembered that the Oran Berries he had bought at the market never had such good effects; it seemed that under Tapu Bulu's cultivation, even the efficacy of the Oran Berries had been enhanced to a certain degree.

Luo Mu ate the Oran Berry in a few bites, spat out the pit containing the seed, and just as he took out his carried trash bag to put the pit inside, Tapu Bulu suddenly appeared before his eyes and extended its hoof, those eyes staring straight at Luo Mu.

Strangely, Luo Mu could roughly guess what Tapu Bulu meant; he handed the pit to Tapu Bulu, and after receiving the pit, Tapu Bulu stored it in the crevices of its hooves, seemingly preparing to preserve it.

Then, Tapu Bulu followed the same method to obtain pits from the other Pokémon and Kukui as well; only after doing all this did it look toward Serperior and the Bai Pengpengs, signaling for them to follow it.

Serperior and the Bai Pengpengs exchanged a glance, following Tapu Bulu to the Oran Berry tree it had planted, where Tapu Bulu pointed at the Oran Berry tree and spoke: "Mou mou mou!"

Seeing that the Bai Pengpengs were still somewhat restrained, Serperior sighed, calmly climbed up the trunk of the Oran Berry tree, found a suitable and comfortable position, and began to absorb the plant energy of the Oran Berry tree as Tapu Bulu had instructed.

Tapu Bulu's meaning was for them to first absorb and adapt to the plant energy generated by plants sprouted within Grassy Terrain, and only then attempt to use the Grassy Terrain move.

With Serperior leading the way, the Bai Pengpengs also boldly began to touch the Oran Berry tree, copying the example and starting to absorb plant energy.

Luo Mu, who had been closely watching their movements, rubbed his chin and murmured, "Absorbing plant energy can allow Grass-type Pokémon to grow; after this trip, perhaps the levels of the Bai Pengpengs can increase significantly."

An increase in level means the probability of learning new moves will become higher; Luo Mu roughly understood Tapu Bulu's teaching methodology.

Seeing that special training had already begun in full swing over at Tapu Bulu's side, Luo Mu had no intention of disturbing them and looked back at Kukui, saying, "There shouldn't be any problems on my end; why don't you head back to your home first?"

Kukui pondered for a moment, feeling that what Luo Mu said made sense; he hadn't expected matters with Tapu Bulu to be resolved so quickly, so he could indeed return early.

After making his decision, Kukui didn't stand on ceremony; he released his Braviary, mounted on its back, instructed Luo Mu to contact him anytime if anything was needed, and then flew directly toward Melemele Island.

After bidding farewell to Kukui, Luo Mu glanced at Dragonite and Mimikyu, who were currently playing a wrestling game with Growlithe, then looked at Mudbray, who was diligently digging holes; after confirming they all had no issues, he walked toward Comfey, which was floating alone in mid-air.

Hmm, it was time to flirt with flowers and grass again.

Perhaps because the Bai Pengpengs had become busy following Tapu Bulu, Comfey, as a Pokémon native to the Alola region, possessed a natural sense of awe toward this Island Guardian, Tapu Bulu.

Therefore, even though Comfey wanted to go play with the Bai Pengpengs, it chose to wait in place due to Tapu Bulu's authority, which gave Luo Mu the opportunity to approach it.

Ahem, it wasn't that he was fickle and always wanted to lure various different Pokémon home, but rather that Comfey was indeed very suitable to become a member of the farm Luo Mu envisioned.

"Flower?"

As a wild Pokémon, Comfey still possessed a certain degree of vigilance; as soon as Luo Mu approached it, Comfey detected Luo Mu's movement.

However, upon seeing clearly that the visitor was Luo Mu, Comfey's movements, which were ready to flee, stopped directly, which made Luo Mu, who had already considered the possibility that Comfey would be scared and run away, feel somewhat puzzled.

How was this slightly different from what he had imagined?

After Comfey's green eyes sized Luo Mu up and down, it made a move that even Luo Mu hadn't expected—

A vine extended from the tip of its wing-like feathers, waved briefly before Luo Mu's eyes, and then directly probed into the clothes pocket where Luo Mu kept his Tera Orb.

Because he was curious about what exactly Comfey wanted to do, Luo Mu did not stop its actions.

After Comfey used its vine to curl out the Tera Orb, it neither fled nor performed any destructive actions toward the Tera Orb; instead, it looked at Luo Mu with an expectant gaze, then shook the Tera Orb up and down with its vine, seemingly imitating Luo Mu's action of throwing the Tera Orb.

Comfey's such unusual behavior made Luo Mu fall silent for a moment; then, he asked tentatively, "You also want to Terastallize like Mimikyu?"

"Comfey~"

Seemingly because Luo Mu had accurately voiced Comfey's inner thoughts, it cutely spun around a few times on the spot, returned the Tera Orb to Luo Mu, and then Comfey's green eyes sparkled as it looked at Luo Mu.

"Uh..." Looking at the Tera Orb in his hand which had already exhausted its Tera energy, Luo Mu cursed Game Freak ten thousand times in his heart for insisting on designing the setting that the Tera Orb requires recharging to be used.

Luo Mu looked at Comfey apologetically and opened his mouth to explain to it the reason why the Tera Orb could not be used temporarily.

"Comfey."

Comfey lowered its head in disappointment.

Seeing this, Luo Mu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and the words slipped out: "However, if you become our companion, once we return to the Paldea region, you will be able to Terastallize!"

"Moreover, once you reach the Paldea region, you can also play together with the Bai Pengpengs and the others."

Luo Mu's words were full of enticement, yet Comfey fell for it completely; without the slightest hesitation, it sold itself out.

Able to play with the Bai Pengpengs and the others again, and able to transform into that beautiful crystal form, Comfey directly rammed its head into the Red and White Ball that Luo Mu tentatively held out; after shaking three times, the capture was complete.

"Huh?"

Holding the Poké Ball containing Comfey, Luo Mu felt for the first time that he probably had the potential to work in pyramid schemes.

Tapu Bulu's special training lasted for a full four days, during which Kukui also returned a few times.

Upon learning that everything was proceeding smoothly, Luo Mu bid farewell to him and also to Tapu Bulu, then found a professional with mountain climbing experience, and together they headed to Mount Lanakila, this snow-covered precipitous mountain peak, to explore.

Luo Mu's objective was the Alolan Vulpix/Ninetales family that might inhabit Mount Lanakila; unfortunately, their luck was not great, as they encountered a rare blizzard on the first night of the climb, and after waiting for the blizzard to subside, they had no choice but to descend the mountain.

The matter of searching for Alolan Vulpix/Ninetales naturally came to nothing.

After returning to the Ruins of Abundance, Luo Mu stayed here obediently, on one hand observing Serperior and the others' cultivation, and on the other hand training Growlithe.

It was not until the last day of cultivation, when Serperior displayed the new move it had learned before Luo Mu, that Luo Mu completely lost his composure.

"What exactly have you learned!"

(End of Chapter)